10 Tools You Can Download in 10 Seconds

Useful applications that are less than 1 MB in size.

BatteryBar (539 KB) – A useful application to help you monitor your laptop’s battery. Read our post on this rather light-weight battery monitor.

uTorrent (281 KB) – A light-weight torrents client which is easy-to-use. A torrent is basically a file that contains information about the actual file to be downloaded in a peer-to-peer sharing service.

Unlocker (255 KB) – An application that helps you delete files and programs which return errors when an attempt is made to delete them.

Autoruns (576 KB) – A freeware that provides all possible details about programs configured to run at start-up. An advanced version of the MSConfig utility.

Sandboxie (620 KB) – Run programs in an exclusive environment, while not allowing them to make changes to other applications. Enhances privacy and helps you securely browse the web.

Spyware Terminator (632 KB) – A free spyware removal and protection application.

WinPad (336 KB) – A simple replacement for Windows NotePad and WordPad, with few more features.

7-Zip (913 KB) – Archive files easily with this open-source freeware. 7-Zip provides a higher compression ratio than WinZip.

Rogue Remover (674 KB) – A free application to remove spyware, malware and also clean your hard drive.

SciTE Text Editor (890 KB) – A free text and code editor.

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